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Xander Ford is 'missing,' talent agency claims

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:53.61111111111111% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ban2moxlf1r/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Xander Ford (@iamxanderford)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-10-24T07:40:00+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Oct 24, 2017 at 12:40am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Xander Ford is allegedly &quot;missing,&quot; according to his talent agency. </p><p>Ford, a young, aspiring actor who has been dealing with harsh criticisms ever since he unveiled the results of his plastic surgery, was last seen in General Trias, Cavite around Thursday midnight. </p><p>A statement from his talent agency, which was posted on Facebook, read: &quot;Star Image is doing all the necessary legal actions to find him.&quot; </p><p>It added that the people responsible for his sudden disappearance, which led to the cancellation of his upcoming shows, will be held liable, and that Ford&#x27;s family will be filing a case against those &quot;behind this conspiracy.&quot; </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/StarImageArtist/photos/a.405817506253518.1073741830.404694636365805/892890950879502/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>A second update, posted hours after the first, has the talent agency claiming that Ford, quoting a &quot;reliable source,&quot; is being &quot;hidden&quot; by a woman, whom they warned of legal implications. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/StarImageArtist/photos/a.405817506253518.1073741830.404694636365805/893118477523416/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>It was back in September when Ford first introduced to the public his new face. Prior, he was the butt of jokes on social media as the flat-nosed, pimple-laden face of the boy group, Hasht5. </p><p>In an interview with &quot;Rated K,&quot; Ford said that he decided to go under the knife for a fresh start. </p><p>&quot;Kasi ako nung ginawa ko &#x27;to ang inisip ko para may kakaiba naman sa &#x27;kin, may iba namang titingnan &#x27;yung tao kasi kumbaga siyempre nakakasawa na,&quot; he explained. &quot;Gumawa ako ng ibang paraan, pa-change ako ng name, pa-change ako ng face.&quot;</p><p>Last month, he faced controversy after he was caught on video insulting Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo. </p><p>He has since filed before the police a cyberbullying complaint against the two individuals behind the video. </p><p>The backlash, Ford said, resulted in him losing his career. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:42.26851851851852% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbTbQEsFE6V/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Xander Ford (@iamxanderford)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-11-10T05:47:35+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Nov 9, 2017 at 9:47pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Reactions to news of his disappearance have been mixed, with some expressing genuine concern for him. </p><p>A good many, however, continued on with the insults, with some even suggesting that the announcement from the talent agency was a stunt designed to garner sympathy and attention. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">stop cyberbullying xander ford!!!<br/><br/>naiintindihan ko nakakainis talaga yung mga ginagawa nya minsan but that doesn&#x27;t give us the right to hate on him. now he&#x27;s missing and yall doing &quot;haha&quot; reacts. be it a joke that he&#x27;s missing, it&#x27;s still someone&#x27;s life that we&#x27;re talking about.</p>— nei (@kneicallorinaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/kneicallorinaa/status/934035697312264193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That Xander Ford is Missing poster looks more like a concert poster than a missing person poster.</p>— ً (@raphaelmiguel) <a href="https://twitter.com/raphaelmiguel/status/934028651443634176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sadt about news reporting that Xander Ford is missing; more sadt when people laugh and feel triumphant about this. This world is becoming worse. 💁🏽‍♂️</p>— JohnRapidCanonizado (@JohnRapvinsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnRapvinsky/status/934048807024607232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">*Xander Ford missing*<br/>*people keep insisting its a PR stunt*<br/>*people joking about it*<br/>*people still hating on him and wishing he won&#x27;t come back*<br/><br/>I don&#x27;t know what the hell your parents taught you, but those are such fucking inhumane things to do/say. I hope ya&#x27;ll find love!!</p>— Ralph Lacuna (@ralphlacuna) <a href="https://twitter.com/ralphlacuna/status/934035133341896704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>